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Uganda expressing her gratitude to Oshun.


Last week I was looking for more African themed music to add to my favorites so I could use it in the background of my streams to make it more lively. For as some of you know, I try to add more to keep it spontaneous, as well as for it to not be completely silent if no one is speaking.

I came across one particular video called "Oshun Meditation Music (Warning extremely Powerful)", and I gave it a listen.
It was pretty relaxing I should say, until at the time code of 4:36. Then came one of the catchiest songs I've ever heard!
I then began to wonder, who is this "Oshun"? While listing, I scrolled down to the description to see if there was anything about her, and sure enough there was!

From the description I learned a bit about the African mythology of Oshun.
Basically she is the vibrant goddess of love. A very sweet, kind, charismatic, and generous spirit that also has great taste in everything.
Representing the things that make life worth living, she also appreciates the finer things in life. (Especially gold)
She wants everyone to be happy and loves to laugh. They say you can always tell when she's around because everyone would get real silly and giggly, while also seemingly becoming a little more sexier at the same time.
She is also really graceful and loves to dance.

I then thought to myself, "Wow, I really like this spirit… She seems really fun…. and rather relatable….."
I looked up on Google various images of Oshun, and I can simply say that all of them were very very beautiful. Many art's of the goddess adorned with golden-yellow fabric and everything in between, with lots and lots of jewelry. It seemed to vary with the amount of adornments, but it was all in really good taste.

Then the idea hit me. While listening to this song that was paying respects to Oshun, I got the image of one of my Antelopes in anthro form dressed in a similar fashion, dancing her heart out to the beat. It seemed like a very beautiful idea, but it was a Friday and I was about to start the next stream. So I put that video in my favorites until after the weekend which I would then get to it.

Then I got to it, deciding that it should be Uganda. Since personality-wise, she is very fun and out-going, as well as very lovely dovey at times and seems to joke around a lot with Sabe. She fit perfectly for this role!
I learned as well that Oshun is from West-African culture. Which makes it even more perfect since Giant Sable Antelopes (The species that Uganda is) are naturally found in Angola, which is in West-Africa.
Now it's even more perfect and fitting than I could imagine!

So yesterday I sketched out the lines, and today, finally adding color and shading.
I must say, this makes all of my other Anthro arts prior seem really tasteless, for this came out so beautifully that I'm tempted to actually get a frame for it and hang it on my wall somewhere.
Finally an Anthro art that I don't have to hide!

You know, oddly enough, my spirit itself seems to be rather uplifted after I learned about Oshun and then worked on this. …Maybe shes influenced me to some extent….. Shes certainly inspired me to do this.

I guess this is me paying my respects and thanks to her. Thank you for inspiring me with your beauty, Oshun!


Oh, and if you want to see the video where I learned about her, it's right here in this link.—→www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0sfFI…
Again, the really catchy song that inspired me is at 4:36.

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